LBN# DON'T JUST GET MAD, GET A LAWYER.

I know some of us must have seen the above topic in stickers or even heard it. Especially on automobiles owned by lawyers. The topic of today is a very broad and open statement. Which makes it possible for several interpretations to deduced therefrom.

There are instance where we find ourselves as landlords or caretakers of a property, for example and where we have a defaulting tenant we take the laws into our hands because we are unhappy with the said tenant. There are instance also where people who have been cheated or defrauded by others rush to the wrong authorities or agencies with the hope to get justice (jungle justice). There are several examples but I believe these gaps can be filled by you.

Take a scenerio where someone has collected or transacted business with you and he or she has failed or refused to pay you. Many people think the quickest and effective mode of getting redress is by engaging the police or in some cases those that are connected get the military or SSS to do the job for them. Agreed that the current justice system as practiced in Nigeria today is slow, but I can beat my chest to the fact that most of these self help and jungle justice approach to addressing conflicts in the society as adopted by most people in Nigeria today, is uncivilized and yields less results. Furthermore, take note that the above mentioned organizations are not debt recovery agents. So please refuse such temptations so that you don't get sued by the person you are trying to deal with.

When you have any problem, there is a legal side to it all like I have always said. Get a lawyer to advice you and don't just get mad. Some people have found themselves in even more trouble than they tried to solve without the help of a lawyer. Have faith in the skill of a lawyer today and get that problem resolved once and for all.

Written by:
Cyril Okpgoro esq.
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